3. Half-press the shutter button to

Back lamp

Focus frame

focus the image.

 

 

When focus is complete, the camera will beep, the back lamp will light green, and the focus frame will turn green.

Half-press

Press lightly until the button stops.

Beep, beep (Image is in focus.)

When you half-press the shutter button, the camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on the subject it is currently pointed at. Mastering how much pressure is required for a half-press and a full-press of the shutter button is an important technique for good- looking images.

The focus frame in the screen shots included in this manual is shown at ß. Note that you can change the form of the focus frame, if you want (page 57).

4.Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button the rest of the way down.

This records the snapshot.

Full-press
Shooting a Movie

[0] (Movie)

Press [0] (Movie) to start

 

movie recording. Press

 

[0] (Movie) again to stop

 

movie recording. See

 

page 45 for details.

 

Snap (Image is recorded.)

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